Fish Game on Conjunctions

The Fish Game on Conjunctions

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Here is an interactive game to help you learn about conjunctions.

You are the fish.
Pop the bubbles with conjunctions to collect points.
Every correct bubble you pop earns you a green tick. If you can get five green ticks, you'll earn 1,000 bonus points! However, when a bubble with a conjunction reaches the top without being popped, you will lose a green tick.
Avoid the bubbles with other word types. If you pop one, you will lose one of your three lives and your green ticks will return to zero.
The lower you pop a correct bubble the more score you score.
Good luck!
The fish moves towards your clicks. (Hint: The farther the distance, the faster it moves.)

Test for the Different Types of Conjunction

There are three different types of conjunction. To help with learning the different types, you can amend the type of conjunction to look for in this game.

Type of Conjunction	On or Off?
Coordinate Conjunctions: (e.g., and, or, but)	on off
Correlative Conjunctions: (e.g., neither/nor, not only/but also)	on off
Subordinating Conjunctions: (e.g., since, though, until)	on off

Tip: You can use the controls below to add or remove the background bubble text and the background image. (This will help if you have an old PC.)

Background Image:	on off
Background Text:	on off

A Reminder on Conjunctions

"And," "but," and "or" belong to the group known as coordinating conjunctions. However, this is just one category. There are three different types of conjunctions:

(1) Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions connect items of the same kind. For example, they can link two nouns, two verbs, or two adjectives. The most common ones are "and," "but," and "or." There are seven in total: "for," "and," "nor," "but," "or," "yet," and "so." (You can recall them using the mnemonic F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.)

In the sentences below, the coordinating conjunctions are shaded, and the words being joined are in bold:

We packed sandwiches and fruit for the picnic.
Do you prefer to watch or play football?
The task was difficult but rewarding.
Jack is quick yet cautious.

(2) Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent clauses (also called subordinate clauses) and connect them to main clauses. Common ones include "although," "because," "if," "since," "unless," "until," and "while."

In the following sentences, the subordinating conjunctions are highlighted, and the subordinate clauses are in bold. Notice that the conjunction is part of the subordinate clause.